Chrysogonus of Macedon

For other people with the same name, see Chrysogonus.
Chrysogonus of Macedon
Known forFriendship with Philip V

Chrysogonus was a close friend and military general of the Macedonian king Philip V (r. 221–179 BC). He is recorded as coming from Edessa and was likely from a Macedonian noble family.[1] Chrysogonus was employed both in war and in peace, and possessed great influence with the King, which he seems to have exercised in an honourable manner, for the Greek historian Polybius says that Philip was most merciful when he followed his advice. His two sons, Pyrrhichos and the court poet Samus, were executed by Philip in 183 BC as conspirators against the king.[2]

  1. ^ O'Neil, James L. (November 2003). "The Ethnic Origins of the Friends of the Antigonid Kings of Macedon". The Classical Quarterly. 53 (2): 510–522 – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ Ma, John (2011). "Court, King, and Power in Antigonid Macedonia". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC–300 AD. Boston: Brill. pp. 529.